Adjaye Africa Architecture: a Photographic Survey of Metropolitan Architecture (7 Vols in Slipcase

Adjaye, David and Peter Allison (ed.)

ISBN 10: 050028914X / ISBN 13: 9780500289143

Edité par THAMES HUDSON, London, 2011

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In Very good+ slipcase; Softcovers. Color photos. Volumes include 01 Essays, 02 The Maghreb, 03 Desert, 04 The Sahel, 05 Forest, 06 Savanna & Grassland, and 07 Mountain & Highveld ; 4to; 576 pages.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Adjaye Africa Architecture: a Photographic Survey of Metropolitan Architecture (7 Vols in Slipcase
• Éditeur: THAMES HUDSON, London
• Date de parution: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 050028914X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780500289143
• Reliure: Softcovers
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: No Dust Jacket

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Synopsis

At just over forty, David Adjaye is one of the worlds most exciting and accomplished architects, and has built many highly acclaimed houses and public buildings in the UK and USA. Over a ten-year period, the Tanzanian born, London-based architect has visited 53 major African cities and photographed thousands of buildings, sites and places that few of us will ever be able to visit. This 7-volume slipcased edition documents Adjayes tribute to African metropolitan architecture. The individual volumes present cities according to the terrain in which they are situated the Maghreb, Desert, The Sahel, Savannah and Grassland, Mountain and Highveld, and Forest. Each city is shown in a concise urban history, fact file, maps and satellite imagery, along with Adjayes personal travel notes and dozens of photographs of the citys civic, commercial and residential architecture. All six terrain volumes feature an introductory essay by Adjaye, and a separate volume is dedicated to essays by leading academics and commentators on Africa.

À propos de l?auteur

Peter Allison is a London-based exhibition curator and teacher.